TACOM

Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM)
TACOM distinctive unit insignia
Active	1942 – Present [1]
Country	United States
Branch	U.S. Army
Type	Life Cycle Management
Part of	United States Army Materiel Command
Garrison/HQ	Detroit Arsenal
Commanders
Current commander	BG Beth A. Behn

The United States Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), ^[2] and its subordinate Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC), ^[3] headquartered at the Detroit Arsenal ^[4] in Warren, Michigan, is part of the United States Army Materiel Command (AMC).

The entire complex that houses TACOM's headquarters is located on what is known as the Detroit Arsenal. TACOM has subordinate installations located at Anniston Army Depot in Alabama, Red River Army Depot in Texas, Sierra Army Depot in California, and Watervliet Arsenal in New York, and has significant numbers of personnel located at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, and Natick Soldier Center, Massachusetts.

The Detroit Arsenal also houses the laboratories and facilities of TACOM's partner for ground vehicle technology and engineering, the United States Army CCDC Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC), formerly known as United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), an element of the United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC).

Defense Acquisition University (DAU) has a branch at TACOM, which assists with the training and certification of employees in necessary logistics and acquisition methods for the U.S. federal government. This training and certification is made possible by many highly trained instructors on TACOM and elsewhere, providing lectures and briefings on these crucial logistic and acquisition areas.

XM900 Wheel/Track Convertible Test Rig, 3⁄4-ton developed by TACOM engineers, 1975

Ground Combat Vehicle

Main article: BCT Ground Combat Vehicle Program

The BCT Ground Combat Vehicle Program was overseen by TACOM.

List of commanding generals

No.	Commanding General		Term
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Duration
–		Major General Roy E. Beauchamp (born 1945)	June 1997 [5]	August 13, 1999	~2 years, 73 days
–		Major General John S. Caldwell Jr.	August 13, 1999 [6]	October 4, 2001	~2 years, 52 days
–		Major General N. Ross Thompson III	October 4, 2001 [7]	September 28, 2004	~2 years, 360 days
–		Major General William M. Lenaers	September 28, 2004 [8]	April 22, 2008	~3 years, 234 days
–		Major General Scott G. West	April 22, 2008 [9]	January 30, 2010	1 year, 283 days
–		Major General Kurt J. Stein	January 30, 2010 [10]	June 21, 2012	2 years, 143 days
–		Major General Michael J. Terry	June 21, 2012 [11]	June 25, 2014	2 years, 4 days
–		Major General Gwen Bingham (born 1959)	June 25, 2014 [12]	May 2, 2016	1 year, 312 days
–		Major General Clark W. LeMasters Jr.	May 2, 2016 [13]	July 12, 2018	2 years, 71 days
–		Major General Daniel G. Mitchell	July 12, 2018 [14]	June 12, 2020	1 year, 336 days
–		Major General Darren L. Werner	June 12, 2020 [15]	July 19, 2023	3 years, 37 days
–		Major General Michael B. Lalor	July 19, 2023 [16]	July 22, 2025	2 years, 3 days
–		Brigadier General Beth A. Behn	July 22, 2025 [17]	Incumbent	7 days

References

1. United States Army. "TACOM Command History". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2008. 1942 – Ordnance established the Tank-Automotive Center (T-AC) in Detroit.
2. "TACOM is Tank-automotive and Armaments Command". www.army.mil. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
   • Note the clarification to General Dennis L. Via (6 April 2016) AMC announces Mission Command Alignment for Army Materiel Command
   • Dr. Christopher R. Paparone Army Logistician (Nov-Dec 2007) COCOM, ADCON, OPCON, TACON, Support —Do You Know the Difference?
3. Lieutenant Colonel James O. Winbush, Jr., Christopher S. Rinaldi, and Antonia R. Giardina (2005-01-05) Life Cycle Management: Integrating Acquisition and Sustainment documents the 2001 intention, now moot as of 2018, to combine acquisition and sustainment
4. "USAG DTA". Archived from the original on 6 February 2012.
5. "Tribute to Lieutenant General Roy E. Beauchamp". www.congress.gov.
6. "Force Projection Symposium IV Speaker: LTG John S. Caldwell, Jr". www.west-point.org.
7. Walsh-Sarnecki, Peggy (3 October 2001). "Brigadier general to lead Army facility". Detroit Free Press. p. 2B. Retrieved 22 November 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. "TACOM LCMC welcomes new commander". www.army.mil.
9. "EWU Military Science Hall of Fame: Major General Scott G. West". inside.ewu.edu. 4 August 2019.
10. "MG Stein Takes Command of TACOM". PRWeb. Archived from the original on 2 March 2010.
11. "MG Terry Takes Command of TACOM". www.army.mil.
12. "Maj. Gen. Bingham takes command of TACOM". www.army.mil.
13. "LeMasters takes the TACOM helm; Bingham says 'so long'". www.army.mil.
14. "Detroit Arsenal bids farewell to LeMasters, welcomes Mitchell". www.army.mil.
15. "Michigan native takes command at Detroit Arsenal". www.army.mil.
16. Sikes, Adam (21 July 2023). "TACOM changes command, welcomes Brig. Gen. Lalor". U.S. Army. TACOM Public Affairs Office. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
17. Zaniewski, Ann (28 July 2025). "TACOM welcomes Brig. Gen. Beth A. Behn as 25th commanding general". U.S. Army. TACOM Public Affairs Office. Retrieved 29 July 2025.

External links

• TACOM website Archived 29 July 2003 at the Wayback Machine
• Defense Acquisition University Archived 23 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine